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PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATT MANSUETO A stone's throw away from the heart of the Gold Coast dining district, 4 East Elm boasts a contemporary design aesthetic overlooking State Street. MODERN REVIVAL THE GOLD COAST'S FIRST NEW HIGH-RISE IN A DECADE IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE NEW FACE OF LUXURY LIVING. BY LISA SKOLNIK Luxe living in Chicago's Gold Coast has long meant owning a spacious place in a classically designed high-rise. No longer. With the completion of 4 East Elm, the area's first new condo building in a decade, the staid Gold Coast now has a dazzling modern option that's deliver- ing what people now want. Forget limestone facades, mansard roofs, and Beaux Arts styling—4 East Elm is all sleek geometrics clad in a shimmer- ing glass curtain wall that sports diamond-sharp edges and cantilevered balconies that hover over its luminous façade. Even the support columns, visible inside and out, are strikingly lean—all the better to foster fabulous views. The 24-story, 34-unit structure by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, with interiors by Gary Lee Partners, pays homage to Chicago's rich history of modern architecture, but also speaks to today. "People covet the intimacy of a small, cosseted community with superior amenities," says @properties co-founder and luxury real estate marketing maven Michael Golden. Inside their units, "they want large, airy, open spaces that are also stylish but versatile so they can be used for formal and casual occasions," he adds. îî SPACE REAL ESTATE & DESIGN MICHIGANAVEMAG.COM 141